Mental health and the Human Rights Act

25 Jan, 2016 | Blogs, Protecting Human Rights in the UK

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‘For people who suffer from mental health issues, human rights legislation in the UK has proved a critical tool in securing justice and developing safeguards for their protection’

We looked at why the Human Rights Act has been good for those with mental health issues and what the ramifications of scrapping the Act would be for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Read more below:

http://renecassin.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20160121-The-HRA-and-mental-health-FINAL.pdf

You can download the paper here

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